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Contact Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t
Contact Person<\/th>Email<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Courtney Schultz (P.I.), Colorado State University<\/td>Courtney.Schultz@colostate.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jesse Abrams (co-P.I.), University of Georgia<\/td>Jesse.Abrams@uga.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Heidi Huber-Stearns (co-P.I.), University of Oregon<\/td>hhuber@uoregon.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

If you are involved with a multi-partner, cross-boundary land management project or effort and think it would be valuable to share lessons learned with others, please contact us!\u00a0<\/i>
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A Review of the Forest Service’s Shared Stewardship Strategy<\/h2>\n

The Forest Service\u2019s Shared Stewardship Strategy emphasizes partnership with the states, tribes, and other collaborators to\u00a0identify\u00a0priority areas for management, coordinate work across\u00a0jurisdictions, and\u00a0leverage\u00a0diverse capacities. Since 2018, the Forest Service and states have been translating these principles into action, building upon existing state and regional efforts and partnerships.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We\u00a0conducted a\u00a0longitudinal research project looking at\u00a0perceptions\u00a0of the Strategy and the nature of its implementation across states. In 2020, we conducted nearly 120 interviews across the Western US states and with national-level land managers and partners to understand how Shared Stewardship is being interpreted, what opportunities the Strategy presents, how its implementation is playing out across states, potential challenges, and needs for new organizational approaches to support successful implementation.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2021, we conducted similar\u202finterviews in eight Eastern, Southern, and Midwestern US states with Shared Stewardship agreements. We also developed case study research using in-depth research\u202finto specific\u202fShared Stewardship projects and partnerships to understand the partners involved with each project, the prioritization processes that each project\u00a0utilized, and the institutional factors influencing each project\u2019s design and trajectory.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For the final\u00a0stage of this longitudinal study, we\u00a0focused on\u00a0understanding how efforts undertaken as part of Shared Stewardship are\u00a0facilitating\u00a0fuels\u00a0reduction and forest restoration work. The\u00a0objective\u00a0of this phase\u00a0was to\u00a0investigate investments in current priority landscapes outlined in the Forest Service\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>Wildfire Crisis Strategy\u00a0<\/span>and examine how these projects are\u00a0leveraging\u00a0partnerships across state, federal, and\u00a0non-governmental organizations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Publications<\/h3>\n

Abrams, J., Schultz, C., Huber-Stearns, H., Greiner, M.,\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0Downey, J. 2026. Can governance networks restore forest landscapes? An examination of nonfederal partners in implementation of the wildfire crisis strategy.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Fire Ecology<\/span><\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/em>\u00a0<\/span>Available at:\u00a0<\/span><\/span>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s42408-026-00523-2<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Aldworth, T. and Schultz, C. 2023. Institutions That Influence Cross-Boundary Forest Management: Four Cases of Shared Stewardship in Practice. Journal of Forestry<\/em>. Available at: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/jofore\/fvad030<\/a>. Available for download here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Kooistra, C., Schultz, C., Abrams, A., Huber-Stearns, H. 2022. Institutionalizing the United States Forest Service\u2019s Shared Stewardship Strategy in the Western United States. Journal of Forestry<\/i>. Available at:\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/jofore\/fvac010<\/a><\/p>\n

Briefing Papers<\/h3>\n

Greiner M., Downey, J., Huber-Stearns, H., Schultz, C., and Abrams, J. (2025). Catalyzing wildfire risk reduction: key findings and implications from the early implementation of the U.S. Forest Service\u2019s Wildfire Crisis Strategy. CSU Public Lands Policy Group, Briefing Paper #21, Ecosystem Workforce Program Fact Sheet #26, Summer 2025. Available here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Schultz, C., Kooistra, C., Huber-Stearns, H., Abrams, J., Kee, D., Aldworth, T. (2021). Assessment of the Implementation of the U.S. Forest Service\u2019s Shared Stewardship Strategy. CSU Public Lands Policy Group Briefing Paper #7, Fall 2021. PLPG Briefing Paper #7<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Practitioner Papers<\/h3>\n

Aldworth, T., Schultz, C., Huber-Stearns, H, Abrams, J., and Kooistra, C. (2022). Field-level implementation of the US Forest Service’s Shared Stewardship strategy: Six case studies of large-scale cross-boundary forest management<\/a>. Public Lands Policy Group Practitioner Paper no. 10. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.<\/p>\n

Kee, D., Aldworth, T., Abrams, J., Kooistra, C., Schultz, C., and Huber-Stearns, H. (2021). Early Implementation of the US Forest Service\u2019s Shared Stewardship Strategy in the Eastern United States<\/a>. Public Lands Policy Group Practitioner Paper no. 12. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado.<\/p>\n

Kooistra, C., Schultz, C., Huber-Stearns, H., Abrams, J., Greiner, M., & Sinkular, E. (2021). Assessment of early implementation of the US Forest Service\u2019s Shared Stewardship Strategy<\/a>. Public Lands Policy Group Practitioner Paper no. 10. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”black”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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